Hippopotamus - Revision history

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	==Description==		==Description==
	Hippopotamuses are aggressive animals prone to ferocious attacks against [[human]]s, even violently assaulting the [[boat]]s of fishermen. ~~On the other hand~~, they were also prized as a source food for the Egyptians during the [[Ptolemaic dynasty]]. Considered a rare delicacy, hippopotamus meat was alternatively known as "lake cow bacon". For one reason or another, ~~hippos~~ were fond of balls.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>		Hippopotamuses are aggressive animals prone to ferocious attacks against [[human]]s, even violently assaulting the [[boat]]s of fishermen. However, they were also prized as a source food for the Egyptians during the [[Ptolemaic dynasty]]. Considered a rare delicacy, hippopotamus meat was alternatively known as "lake cow bacon". For one reason or another, the animals were fond of balls.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>

	Due to their size and nature, ~~the hippopotami~~ were considered divine by the ancient Egyptians, and this reverence manifested as [[Taweret]], the protective hippo goddess.<ref name="Taweret">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Bayek's Promise]]: Taweret</ref>		Due to their size and nature, hippopotamuses were considered divine by the ancient Egyptians, and this reverence manifested as [[Taweret]], the protective hippo goddess.<ref name="Taweret">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Bayek's Promise]]: Taweret</ref>

	==History==		==History==

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	==History==		==History==
	[[File:ACOc - Aya attacked by hippo.png\|thumb\|220px\|left\|Aya attacked by a hippopotamus]]		[[File:ACOc - Aya attacked by hippo.png\|thumb\|220px\|left\|Aya attacked by a hippopotamus]]
	In 44 BCE, following the [[Assassination of Julius Caesar\|assassination]] of [[Gaius Julius Caesar\|Julius Caesar]], his supporters captured the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Amunet\|Aya]] and, despite [[Marcus Antonius]]' efforts to help her in exchange for the whereabouts of [[Marcus Junius Brutus]] and [[Gaius Cassius Longinus]], Aya was sentenced to death. Deciding to make a spectacle of her execution, the supporters bound her hands ~~and feet~~ and threw her into an underwater cavern to be devoured by three hippopotamuses.<ref name="ACO Comic">[[Assassin's Creed: Origins (comic)\|''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' comic]] – [[Assassin's Creed: Origins 3\|Issue #3]]</ref>		In 44 BCE, following the [[Assassination of Julius Caesar\|assassination]] of [[Gaius Julius Caesar\|Julius Caesar]], his supporters captured the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Amunet\|Aya]] and, despite [[Marcus Antonius]]' efforts to help her in exchange for the whereabouts of [[Marcus Junius Brutus]] and [[Gaius Cassius Longinus]], Aya was sentenced to death. Deciding to make a spectacle of her execution, the supporters bound her hands and threw her into an underwater cavern to be devoured by three hippopotamuses.<ref name="ACO Comic">[[Assassin's Creed: Origins (comic)\|''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' comic]] – [[Assassin's Creed: Origins 3\|Issue #3]]</ref>

	Aya managed to remove her bindings and fought against the beasts, slaying two of them using pieces of environmental debris. She was nearly killed by the third, but fortunately Brutus and Cassius came to her rescue and helped Aya escape through an underwater tunnel.<ref name="ACO Comic"/>		Aya managed to remove her bindings and fought against the beasts, slaying two of them using pieces of environmental debris. She was nearly killed by the third, but fortunately Brutus and Cassius came to her rescue and helped Aya escape through an underwater tunnel.<ref name="ACO Comic"/>

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	[[File:Thumb fd34fb26-8ae8-4614-a219-24fb7f70d099.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|A hippopotamus fighting a [[crocodile]]]]		[[File:Thumb fd34fb26-8ae8-4614-a219-24fb7f70d099.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|A hippopotamus fighting a [[crocodile]]]]
	The '''hippopotamus''', or '''hippo''' for short, is a large, mostly herbivorous, semi-aquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan [[Africa]]. Although not generally endemic throughout North Africa, they inhabit the entire course of the [[Nile]] and thus can be found as far north as the Nile Delta in [[Egypt]].		The '''hippopotamus''' (plural: ''hippopotamuses''), or '''hippo''' for short, is a large, mostly herbivorous, semi-aquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan [[Africa]]. Although not generally endemic throughout North Africa, they inhabit the entire course of the [[Nile]] and thus can be found as far north as the Nile Delta in [[Egypt]].

	==Description==		==Description==

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	The '''hippopotamus''', or '''hippo''' for short, is a large, mostly herbivorous, semi-aquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan [[Africa]]. Although not generally endemic throughout North Africa, they inhabit the entire course of the [[Nile]] and thus can be found as far north as the Nile Delta in [[Egypt]].		The '''hippopotamus''', or '''hippo''' for short, is a large, mostly herbivorous, semi-aquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan [[Africa]]. Although not generally endemic throughout North Africa, they inhabit the entire course of the [[Nile]] and thus can be found as far north as the Nile Delta in [[Egypt]].

	~~They~~ are aggressive animals prone to ferocious attacks against [[~~humans~~]], even violently assaulting the [[~~boats~~]] of fishermen. On the other hand, they were also prized as food for the Egyptians during the Ptolemaic dynasty. Considered a rare delicacy, hippopotamus meat was alternatively known as "lake cow bacon". For one reason or another, hippos were fond of balls.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>		==Description==
			Hippopotamuses are aggressive animals prone to ferocious attacks against [[human]]s, even violently assaulting the [[boat]]s of fishermen. On the other hand, they were also prized as a source food for the Egyptians during the [[Ptolemaic dynasty]]. Considered a rare delicacy, hippopotamus meat was alternatively known as "lake cow bacon". For one reason or another, hippos were fond of balls.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>

	Due to their size and nature, the hippopotami were considered divine by the ancient Egyptians, and this reverence manifested as [[Taweret]], the protective hippo goddess.<ref name="Taweret">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Bayek's Promise]]: Taweret</ref>		Due to their size and nature, the hippopotami were considered divine by the ancient Egyptians, and this reverence manifested as [[Taweret]], the protective hippo goddess.<ref name="Taweret">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Bayek's Promise]]: Taweret</ref>

			==History==
			[[File:ACOc - Aya attacked by hippo.png\|thumb\|220px\|left\|Aya attacked by a hippopotamus]]
			In 44 BCE, following the [[Assassination of Julius Caesar\|assassination]] of [[Gaius Julius Caesar\|Julius Caesar]], his supporters captured the [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] [[Amunet\|Aya]] and, despite [[Marcus Antonius]]' efforts to help her in exchange for the whereabouts of [[Marcus Junius Brutus]] and [[Gaius Cassius Longinus]], Aya was sentenced to death. Deciding to make a spectacle of her execution, the supporters bound her hands and feet and threw her into an underwater cavern to be devoured by three hippopotamuses.<ref name="ACO Comic">[[Assassin's Creed: Origins (comic)\|''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' comic]] – [[Assassin's Creed: Origins 3\|Issue #3]]</ref>

			Aya managed to remove her bindings and fought against the beasts, slaying two of them using pieces of environmental debris. She was nearly killed by the third, but fortunately Brutus and Cassius came to her rescue and helped Aya escape through an underwater tunnel.<ref name="ACO Comic"/>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{1st}}
			*[[Assassin's Creed: Origins (comic)\|''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' comic]]
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Where's the Assassin?]]'' {{c\|non-canonical appearance}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Where's the Assassin?]]'' {{c\|non-canonical appearance}}

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Where's the Assassin?]]'' {{c\|non-canonical appearance}}

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:Animals]]		[[Category:Animals]]

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	They are aggressive animals prone to ferocious attacks against [[humans]], even violently assaulting the [[boats]] of fishermen. On the other hand, they were also prized as food for the Egyptians during the Ptolemaic dynasty. Considered a rare delicacy, hippopotamus meat was alternatively known as "lake cow bacon". For one reason or another, hippos were fond of balls.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>		They are aggressive animals prone to ferocious attacks against [[humans]], even violently assaulting the [[boats]] of fishermen. On the other hand, they were also prized as food for the Egyptians during the Ptolemaic dynasty. Considered a rare delicacy, hippopotamus meat was alternatively known as "lake cow bacon". For one reason or another, hippos were fond of balls.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>

	Due to their size and nature, the hippopotami were considered divine by the ancient Egyptians, and this reverence manifested as [[Taweret]], the protective hippo goddess.<ref name="Taweret">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[~~Taweret (Stone Circle)\|Taweret~~]]</ref>		Due to their size and nature, the hippopotami were considered divine by the ancient Egyptians, and this reverence manifested as [[Taweret]], the protective hippo goddess.<ref name="Taweret">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Bayek's Promise]]: Taweret</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	[[File:Thumb fd34fb26-8ae8-4614-a219-24fb7f70d099.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|A hippopotamus fighting a [[crocodile]]]]		[[File:Thumb fd34fb26-8ae8-4614-a219-24fb7f70d099.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|A hippopotamus fighting a [[crocodile]]]]
	The '''hippopotamus''', or '''hippo''' for short, is a large, mostly herbivorous, semi-aquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan [[Africa]]. Although not generally endemic throughout North Africa, they inhabit the entire course of the [[Nile]] and thus can be found as far north as the Nile Delta in [[Egypt]].		The '''hippopotamus''', or '''hippo''' for short, is a large, mostly herbivorous, semi-aquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan [[Africa]]. Although not generally endemic throughout North Africa, they inhabit the entire course of the [[Nile]] and thus can be found as far north as the Nile Delta in [[Egypt]].

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	Due to their size and nature, the hippopotami were considered divine by the ancient Egyptians, and this reverence manifested as [[Taweret]], the protective hippo goddess.<ref name="Taweret">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Taweret (Stone Circle)\|Taweret]]</ref>		Due to their size and nature, the hippopotami were considered divine by the ancient Egyptians, and this reverence manifested as [[Taweret]], the protective hippo goddess.<ref name="Taweret">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Taweret (Stone Circle)\|Taweret]]</ref>

	==~~Appearance~~==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''